3 suspects in auto burglary arrested

Three suspects in an auto burglary were arrested early Tuesday after an extended search in Oxnard, police said.

Officers patrolling the area of Masthead Drive and Via Marina Avenue interrupted three people breaking into a car about 3:30 a.m., Oxnard police said. Officers chased them on foot but did not catch them immediately.

Police arrested the three after searching residential yards in the area for about three hours. The men were in three separate yards, said Oxnard police spokeswoman Mónica Muñoz.

David Gonzales, 25, was arrested on suspicion of auto burglary, a parole violation and narcotics offenses; Leonal Rodarte, 19, was arrested on suspicion of auto burglary and receiving stolen property; and Diego Quintero, 18, was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit auto burglary, police said. All three are Oxnard residents.